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i V i i B^^VEAR in advance in ' Igeiitence Ca I fo Serve S I tlanslaug] m d.. J a verdict of guilty i,r0Uillaughter against Carl BUI Crawford, charged witn tne mur der of Asbury Ammons, in Can ada township, Judge Wilson Kwarlick sentenced Crawford to mserve not less than six nor more than eight years in the state K prison. Notice of appeal to the K supreme court was filed, but it is doubtful whether Crawford mwill perfect his appeal. - -winns of indiscretions .UlliJi"""'? between Asbury Ammons and Mrs. Crawford the mother of five children, all of whom are also the children of Carl, were; I brought into the trial through argument to the jury, though I I the plea by which Crawford and his attorneys hoped to obtain an j acquittal was self-defense. i in arguing the case before judge Warlick. after the verdict H of the jury, and in mitigation of the offense, Mr. E. P. Stillwell, senior counsel for the defendant, wlit out the unwritten law and stated that Mrs. Crawford had stated to'the at wrneys that there had been in timacy between her and Am oons, and that she confessed I this to her husband on the morn/ ing of the slaying. . * - J J iU.i V. ? Judge WariiCK srauea mm nc understood that both Crawford and Ammons were good citizens, and that he wished he could release Crawford, but that such an act on his part would not meet the ends of justice. Other Cases Other cases disposed of are: John Smith, colored, assault I with a deadly weapon, 15 months I on the roads. Bedford Bradley and Grady Nations, manufacturing, 4 months on the roads. Charles Allen, colored assault with a deadly weapon, 3 months. Statesville Bryson, colored, abandonment of his wife and children, 2 years. Columbus T. Butler, operating an automobile while intoxicated, < months, suspended upon payment of the costs, pending good T inancn tft ^riVA T*A ? utuaYiui. j-iu^ciio*; iw uiiiv voked. Levi Gibson, prohibition violation, 4 months. Hubert Sutton, assault with a deadly weapon, 4 months, suspended. He was ordered to pay $30 for the benefit of Jack Hall and to pay costs. Jack Hall, prohibition violation, prayer for judgment continued for 2 years. grand jury reports to judge warlick The grand jury made the folding report to Judge Warlick, at the conclusion of its investigatipns and deliberations: ffo His Honor, Wilson Warlick, Judge Presiding at the October tejm Superior Court: We, the Grand Jury, wish to submit the following report: We visited the Countv Home. Found the inmates well cared for and plenty of provisions on hand. The building in good shape. We recommend a screened kitchen porch, also heating sys' tern in building. Barn needs a coat of paint, and a new hay rake purchased for farm and enclosed tool house built. We find J *11 offices in court house in good shape. We recommend that suitahle light fixtures be installed in lister of Deeds and Clerk's offices. That leaks in building be fivaJ - . ?icu aria court room refinished. We visited the prison camp at Wittier, and find it in good conation and prisioners well cared lor. We find the jail in good shape I 13 Possible. Family bathroom should be painted. Also heating Ostein in building put in better forking condition. ^is 9th day of October, 1940. T- C. BRYSON, JR., Foreman of Grand Jury. - ' ' / . If}i li THE COUNTY rl Crawford ix Years On ifpr rii ornrn V>4X1U1 3,000 Register For Draft In Couuty Approximately 3,000 young men registered in Jackson county, on Wednesday, for selective service, according to estimates made by the draft board of the county. AH day long, and until nine o'clock at night the registtars and their assistants were busy filling out the cards for the young men. In both Sylva wards, rt Cullowhee, and at Glenville the task was especially heavy, and the workers put in full time, as a patriotic service, without pay. At Genville, and in Sylva, East LaPorte, and Cullowhee, many young men whose citizenship is not in Jackson county, presented themselves for registration and certification to their homes. Most of these are workmen from the Glenville Dam project, though a few were I tourists who happened to be pas sing through. A. J. Dills, chairman of the draft board stated to The Journal today that any person who failed to get registered on Wednesday can rectify this by presenting himself to the office of Mr. Dills, and he will be duly registered. However, he pointed out, this is an important matter, and must be attended to at once. DR. CHAPMAN HEADS DENTAL SOCIETY - Dr. W. Kermit Chapman of Sylva waS installed as president of the First District Dental Society at the annual District meeting, held in Hickory on October 7. Dr. Chapman has served as president-elect since last October. , * . Baptist Young People's Department Meets t The Young People's Department of the Sunday School of the Sylva Baptist Church had a bus* J ?vi a/v+imnr a f fV^O | UI1U buciiti uiccwug ai< utv church on Tuesday night, October 15. Plans were made for special effort to enlarge the attendance in the classes of the department. A cordial invitation is extended to all young people who should be in these classes to be present/-?e^t Sunday. I STEALS AUTO TAGS I TOGO PREACHING Conley Dorsey, cotyred I preacher of Sylva, entered I a plea of guilty of the larI ceny of automobie license tag from the Allison Motor Company. In explaining the affair to Judge Warlick, he stated that he didn't have the money to buy his license tag, and I that Elsie Lay, who worked I for Mr. Allison, took the I tags from an automobile, , and placed them where Dorsey could get them. He I stated that he wanted to , go to a church to preach, the following Sunday, and I couldn't borrow an automobile and that he arid Lay (I thought that he could use iu I the tags and return uicm I before Mr. Allison discovI ered their absence. Subsequently he did buy tags for his car, and told I the Judge that his sermon I sounded rather hollow -j when he preached at the . I church, which he had I reached by the use of the j I stolen tags. i Judge Warlick released j I Lay, and let Dorsey pay the I costs of the action. He orI derfcd a verdict of guilty of I tresspass, so that the I preacher would not have a I felony conviction against | him. I ' rV,7Y :-:V " V ' 1 . _ j 0 \clmr ' "" * * . sYlva nort Gordon Dillard Dies in Auto Accident Gordon Dillard, 29, well known young man of Sylva was fatally injured early Sunday afternoon when the automobile he was driving left the highway, sideswiped two trees, and. landed upright, but headed in the opposite direction, at the foot of a ten foot embankment, inside the city limits of Sylva. Ralph Worley and Alfred Worley, two friends of Dillard, who were riding in the car with him, were only slightly injured. Ralph Worley was treated at the hos pitai iui uuia un me neaa ana knee, and discharged. Funeral services were held at Mr. Dillard's home Tuesday morning, and interment was in the Dillard family cemetery. Active pall bearers were Jackson Henson, Floyd Wikle, Dan Frady, Mark Waston, C. Rhodes and Charles McMahan. Young Dillard, an employee of the Armour Leather Company, is survived by his widow, a year old child, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Dillard, .one brother, Harold Dillard, and three sisters, Misses Ruth, Lizelle, and Elizabeth Ann Dillard, all of Sylva. Mr. Dillard had taken his wife and child to the Wortey home in Oualln town shin. for Sundav dinner, and While dinner was being prepared', he and Ralph and Alfred Worley decided to drive up to Sylva and back. " It is stated that he had just passed another automobile and cut back to his side of the highway, when his car went onto the shoulder of the road, and then over the embankment, striking the two trees as it went. Dan Tompkins, who lives nearby, rushed to the scene, obiserved Dillard's condition and summoned an ambulance. Young Dillard died' within a few minutes after he reached the hospital. Sylva Women Head Of District k-i. a. Sylva was signally honored on yesterday at. the meeting of the jdistrict Parent-Teachers conference, in Brevard, when Mrs. Raymond U. Sutton was elected district director, and Mrs Harry E. Ferguson, secretary. Both Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Ferguson have been active in P. T. A. work in Sylva for some time; and Mrs. Sutton is at present president of the Sylva P. T. A. Mrs. C. E. Buckner of Brevard was elected assistant director; and Mrs. Hubert Young, Candler, treasurer. The conference was attended by approximately 200 delegates" and visitors from the eleven counties of the district; and Mrs. E. N. Howell, of Swannanoa, retiring district director, presided. Mrs. Doyle, D. Alley was the principal speaker. Dr. Ralph McDonald and Dr. Roy Morrison spoke on the panel discussion during the state leader's hour. MASONS TO MEET AT CULLOWHEE OCT. 24 - - - * If ^ I The masons of the 4zna district will hold their district meeting, Oct. 24, 1940, at Cullowhee in the college auditorium. Masons from the folowing lodges will be present: Sylva (Unaka),. Dillsboro, Junaluska, East LaPorte, Ocona, Blue Ridge, and Glenville. There will be shown a motion picture of Oxford Orphanage and the activities carried on there. At this time Grand Master, Thomas J. Harkins will present John A. Hooper of East LaPorte Lodge No. 358 a fifty-year membership medal. All persons are invited to attend. Friday, October, 24, at 8 p. m. ! \v*. During the first eight months of this year, the national income was $2,400,000,000 more than in !. the same period a year ago. ; > I ' J?** r H CAROLINA, ff1 THURS1 agi?;:; SH 'Si*- '/ ' %l - * :< A:. -i | . r i WILLIAM O. ALLEN Services for Former Sylva Police; Chief . . w * i < itmii. AN r unerai services iur wiiiiam \j Allen, Sylva's Chief of Police, until January of this year, were held yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, at Scott's Creek Baptist church, with Rev. H. M. Hocutt Rev. Thad F. Deitz, and Rev. W N. Cooke, conducting the obsequies. Chief Allen died at his home in Sylva at midnight, Monday, following an illness iof several months duration. He had resigned as Chief of Police of Sylva in January of this year because of ill health. A man!of pleasing personality and a good officer, Mr. Allen had a large number ol friends in Sylva and Jackson County. He was a member ol one of the county's oldest and most prominent, families^. Born in Sylva township in 1885, a" son of the late Wilburn Allen and Amanda Robinson Allen, he lived in this county all his life, with the exception of three years service in the United States Armj in the Philippine slands and ir China. j | . After serving his term in th army, from which he was discharged with honors, Mr. Alien returned to Sylva and was manager of the grocery department of the Sylva Supply Companj for several years. In 1937 he wai elected a patrolman on the Sylva police force, and in 1938 was promoted to the position of Chief ol Police, in which capacity he served the city until ill health forced him to resign, last January. Active pall bearers were hfc nephews, Clyde, Clifton, Lloyd, Roy and Harvey Fisher, and Weaver Allen. Surviving are his widow; three sons, Willard, William and Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Bill Clark, of Sylva; and four brothers, Theodore, of Trenton, N. J., Joseph of Memphis, Tenn., and Arthur and Thurman, of Sylva. Baptist Training Union To Have Rally Sunday There will be a special Baptist Training Unipn Rally at the Sylva Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon, October 20, at 2 o'clock. The Rally will be for the Tuckaseigee Association, and it is hoped that groups will come -? ~n 4-v.? oVinrnhpc in the As irum mi tuu i/uu* va^vm sociation. Mrs. Nathan C. Brooks, Jr., and Miss Josephine Turner, both of the State ?li*gjning Union Department, will:; be present, Every director, pastor, and every officer and every member are urged to be present. The program will be as follows: 2:00, Devotion, Rev. Fred Forester. "f. . /2:15, Conferences as follows: Associational and regional officers, H. M. Hocutt. Directors, Officers, and pastors, Miss Josephine /Turner. Leaders for Intermediates, Juniors, and Story Hour, Mrs, Nathan C. Brooks, Jr. Members not in above groups, Mrs. H. M. Hocutt. : 3:00, Panel Discussion, Miss /Josephine Turner. . : 3:20, A Vision of'an Adequate Training Program, Lyle Ensley. j . " I ' i ' t i + A... . if ' : / .. nti) Jk !>AY, OCT. 17, 194A Jjf' ^ Rites HeldTor Mrs. J. R. Hooper Funeral services fdr Mrs. John R. Hooper of Speedwell, who died at her home on Wednesday, were held in the Speedwell Methodist Church at 2 o'clock on Friday Oct. 11th with the pastor, Rev. G. A. Hovis officiating. Burial was in the private Rogers family cemetery. Flower girls were nieces of the deceased and nephews served as active pall bearers. Honorary pall-bearers were Drs. Roy Kirchberg, S. L. Crow, Huffines, D. D. Hooper, A. S. and A. A. Nichols, Kermit Chapman and Messrs H. T. Hunter, W. E. Bird, T. B. Bumgarner, G/C. Hooper, R L. Holden, S. E. Wilson, Edward Bryson, R. L. Knight, A. C. Moses, F. S. Griffin, G. C. Cooper, * . u. urown, union rressiey. i Mrs. Hooper was the daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca , Smith Rogers. Her father was a pioneer nurseryman and school teacher. Mrs. Hooper had been a semi invalid for two and one half years but bore her,illness with , great christian patience and , fortitude. She was of very ; modest and unassuming nature, ; was a kind and loved neighbor a devoted homemaker, wife and . mother, a talented artist. Despite her illness she created many beautiful pictures and . objects . of handwork' and inspired all [ who came in contact with her . to love beauty in nature, and t God. \ , Surviving Mrs. Hooper are her p husband John R. Hooper and | three daughters, Janie and Sara ' Belle Hooper of Speedwell and L Mrs. Clifton W. Crispe of Speed' well and Canton, N. C. Also four I sisters survive: Mrs. Ida Cotter { of Cullowhee, Mrs W. R. Messer i of Asheville, Mrs. J. J. Noland of [ Skyland, and Miss Bertie Rogers I of Cullowhee. ; Rites Tuesday For , Mrs. H.B. Wood I Funeral services for Mr. H. P. j Wood, 80, who died at her home r at Wolf Mountain Mounday, were 5 held Tuesday at the home. The ( Rev. Lawrence Crawford, of . Addie officiated. Burial was in r the famiy cemetery. Surviving are six sons, Tolvin [ F., of Corbin, Ky., Houston, of Hendersonville, Grover W., of ; Greenville, S. C., Andrew, of TS TTr.roof fHfcV and ^ Oy 1V(1| U1 1' V/l VUV V*VJ y Early Wood, of Wolf Mountain; and three daughters, Mrs. J. O. ? Brown, of Sylva, Mrs. Louis Owen ' of Balsam Grove, and Mrs. Mary [ Melton, of Webster. * . CAST SELECTED FOR PLAY "OUR TOWN" The Western Carolina Players, under the direction of Miss Mabel Tyree, will present Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer prize winning play, "Our Town" in the college , auditorium, December 5. Try-outs were held Wednesday ! evening, October 1, and the following cast was selected: Buck 1 Hunt, Stage Manager; Leo i Cowan, Dr. Gibbs; Lynwood McElroy, Joe Crowell; James Moore, , Harvie Newsome; Alice Stafford, , Mrs. Gibbs; Louise Bryson, Mrs. Webb; Howard McDevitt, George , Gibbs; Gertrude Carter, Rebec! ca Gibbs; George Walker, Wally i Webb; Ruth Coggins, Emily i Webb; Ray Cowan, Mr.. Webb; John Wikle, Professor Willard; B. C. Moss, Simon Stimson; Marjorie Honeycutt, Mrs., Soames; T. A. Jackson, Constable Warren; Andrew Carter, Sam Craig; Buck Love, Joe Stoddard. Other char. acters are Jean Bennett, Mary Delle Davis* and Tom Allison. The production staff is as follows: John Jordon, President of Players and Production Manager; T. A. Jackson, Stage Manager; Mary Katherine Gardner, i Make-Up; Marjorie Honeycutt, ' Costumes; Lee Miller, Technician; and Marion Arnold, publicity. 1 I ' . . ' - . 'I ' ' ' ' I * * J * .] J . . \ V... . - , --T?*V*VV " ' ' : ' " 'V ' I ~ . II I II I I II II' jM $2.00 A YEAR IN AD Sylva Supplj Suffers Hea From Fii ? * ** Ariail Promoted To Bank Vice President R. L. Ariail was promoted to executive vice-president of The Jackson County Bank, and W. J. Fisher was promoted from assistant cashier to cashier, at a meeting of the board of directors held on October 8. Mr. Ariail became cashier of the bank in 1933, and since that time the deposits have increased to over one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars. In 1933 the deposits amounted to two hundred twenty five thousand dollars. The total resources of the bank at the present time are approximately one million four hundred thousand dollars. The change in the official staff of the bank was made necessary by this large increase in the volume of business. Mr. Fisher has been assistant cashier of the bank for a number of years, and has been connected with it all during the increase in the business. The Jackson County Bank has grown during the seven years, from a small country bank to a bank with resources up toward a million and a half dollars. Methodist Women of District Name Officers At the first meeting of the District Woman's Bdctety of Christian Service, of the Waynesville District, Methodist church, held in Bryson City, yesterady afternoon, officers for the year were elected as nominated by the Nominating Committee, of which Mrs. J. Hardin Howell, of Waynesville was chairman. Mrs. J. Dale Stentz was elected president; Mrs. John Ashe, Bryson City, recording secretary; Mrs. F. E. Branson, corresponding *?? rt r T,.v.a secretary; ivirs. zv. u. uin^, ?uwluska, chairman, of Christian Social Relations; Mrs. George Hampton, chairman, Spiritual Life; Mrs. T. A. Case, Murphy, | chairman of Supplies; Mrs. Dan | Tompkins, president Wesleyan Service Guild. The meeting was opened with a devotional, conducted by Mrs. Newell, Jonathan. Mrs. P. E. Branson presided and led the discussion of the plans for the organization as laid down in the new discipline. Mrs. Branson has served for six years as district secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society. Rev. Dr. Kelly, of Canton, conducted the impressive installation service for the new officers. Three women from this district are officers in the Conference Society, Mrs. Branson reported They are Mrs. Walter Lanier, of " 11 Cullowhee, Mrs. we wen, ui uuimthan, and Mrs. Branson, of Canton. Mrs. Harry Hastings, Mrs. A. P. Ratledge, Mrs. Annie Tompkins, Mrs. E. J. Duckett, Miss Louise Mason, and Mrs. Dan Tompkins, members of the Sylva society, attended the meeting. Present from Cullowhee were Mrs. Carrie Bryson, Mrs. Walter Lanier, and Mrs. Frank H. Brown. HALF HOLIDAY AT . TEACHERS COLLEGE Because the instructors on the campus will attend the convention of the Western District Teachers Association in Asheville Saturday, October 18 and 19, there will be no classes Saturday morning. This is the 18th annual convention of the Western District Teachers Association. The President of the Association, W. L. Lathan of Swain County, will preside over the meeting. . 1 y\ : ' " ' WM ' ' ' * - ^ ' . ; ' .1 by ' VANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY i Company ivy Damage e Tuesday The Sylva Supply Company, Sylva's oldest and largest mercantile estahishment, suffered heavy loss in an early morning . Are, Tuesday. The flames, believed to have started from a flue in the offices of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, burst through to the first floor of the building, and Are and water caused thousands of dollars in damages to the building, furniture and merchandise stock. Sylva's volunteer fire department responded to the call, and by quick and efficient work, saved the offices above the store from serious loss. The Ma sonic Hall, the offices of the Highway Commission, of E. L. McKee, and John H. Morris, are located in the second floor of the building. The Are did no damage to the grocery stock of the Supply Company, but there was con siderable damage mere irom smoke and water. The grocery department, the wholesale department, in the basement of the building, and the hardware department, located in another building, were all open for business and operating as usual, j Wednesday morning. Chester Scott, manager of the Supply Company stated that repairs will be made to the building as soon as possible, and the dry goods department reopened. The Sylva Supply Company is one of the oldest businesses in Western North Carolina, and carries a huge stock of merchandise at all times. - This concern opened for business in 1898, and there is no other business here now that is as old as this one. The Jackson County Journal is the second oldest business in Sylva. The Sylva Supply Company was organized by the late James ? * \itiITaii ori/i Pol W. MCiiK, Cj. U. wi/un. unu vv.. Charles J. Harris. James W. McKee was manager until his death in 1913. David M. Hall succeeded him in that capacity and was manager of the store until his death in October, 1938. At his death Chester Scott, the i present manager assumed charge [;. of the business. Although the loss in building and merchandise will run into the thousands of dollars, it was partly covered by insurance. l GOVERNOR-ELECT IS HEARD BY 1000 AT HOMECOMING Democratic gubernatorial nominee, J. M. Broughton in his speech before 1,000 persons at Western Carolina Teachers College Homecoming gave his assurance that if the Democratic party continues in power that improvements in our state will continue. The speaker emphasized the great wealth of natural resources in Western North Carolina by declaring; "We have enough to th? whole world." c OU?SJS*J H?v .. Mr. Broughton praised not only the beauties of the scenery and the wonderful system of roads in North Carolina but stressed our educational system. He said this college was a "live wire"'in education. He said, "Education costs * above 26 million dollars a year in North Carolina, but it is worth it. I believe above other things we are going to have to readjust education to suit our needs. We need men with training in arts and craftmanshlp." Mr. Brough ton mentioned the large number of opportunities that had been opened up for boys and girls because of the N. Y. A. Mr. Broughton predicted that North Carolina would cast an overwhelming vote for P. D. Roosevelt In November. He ended his speach by saying that not only North Carolina but the nation had always been democratic and true to the interests of the masses and would remain so.
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